Oscar's Little Angel (オスカーの小さな天使, Osukaa no Chiisana Tenshi?) is a short story given to theatergoers during the screening of Violet Evergarden the Movie. It is also included in the story collection Violet Evergarden ~Last Letter~.
Summary[]
Oscar visits the orphanage on the border of Drossel and Flugel to take part in a story-telling session. After the session is over, a young girl named Angela asks if she can be his daughter. Oscar tries to politely turn her down by saying that he already has a family who he carries around in his heart, but Angela is persistent. She asks to write him letters, and he reluctantly agrees.
Since then, Angela sends him several letters a month despite the fact that Oscar's replies are usually curt. The letters are sent in beautifully painted envelopes. Oscar eventually becomes attached to her through their letter exchanges and thought that it was a waste that a girl with such literary talents should be left in an orphanage. Angela had told him that she had been returned to the orphanage by her adoptive parents three times. Oscar stops short of inviting her to live with him. One day, the letter exchange ends, and Oscar finds out from the orphanage's nuns that Angela has been adopted. Oscar feels crushed.
Oscar goes to another story-telling session a year after Angela stops writing letters. Oscar learns from the nuns that Angela was half-forcefully adopted by a wealthy family after they saw one of her artworks on display in their gallery and wanted to adopt her in order to train her as an artist. The nuns, worried, had tried to visit her, but were told by Angela to go home or her father will get angry. It's suspected that Angela might be being physically punished by the head of the family. Angered, Oscar goes to the wealthy family's mansion, located near their gallery. There, Oscar sees a landscape painting on display and realizes that Angela had been painting on the envelopes she had sent her letters in and he never realized it. Oscar asks to buy the painting and to meet the artist, determined to go through with this.
Eventually, Oscar manages to rescue Angela from her situation. She now attends public school. After school, the two head for a small exhibition where Angela's paintings are on display. One of the paintings is titled "Us." Oscar thinks about everything that had led up to this moment and wonders if his deceased family will view this as a betrayal. However, he can no longer let go of Angela because she had become someone important to him. Oscar asks Angela if he can be her family, and she happily agrees.
Characters[]
- Oscar Webster
- Violet Evergarden (mentioned)
- Charlotte Abelfreyja Flugel (mentioned)
- Angela
- Olivia Webster (mentioned)
Illustration[]
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| Violet Evergarden Novels and Short Stories | |
|---|---|
| Novels | Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Gaiden • Ever After • Last Letter |
| Short Stories |
Ann Magnolia and Her Nineteenth Birthday • Leon Stephanotis and the First Star • Charlotte Abelfreyja Flugel and the Forest Kingdom • Isabella York and the Rain of Flowers • Amy Bartlett and the Spring Sunshine Filtered Through Leaves • The Tailor and the Auto Memories Doll • Oscar's Little Angel • Benedict Blue's Violet • Violet Evergarden If • Gilbert Bougainvillea and the Transient Dream • The Queen and the Auto Memories Doll • Fanbook Short Story • Dietfried Bougainvillea If • The Starry Night and the Lonely Two |